Monday 15 December 2008

Why are women directors such a rare sight?

1- According to Sarah Radclyffe, thinks it might have something to do with children. She says when you've had a child its not easy to go back to making films.

2- Its about who you know- to get into the industry you need to have links, and there is already a lot!! of males, therefore it would be harder for females to emerge.

3- Mike Figgis, suggests the same, as there are "100 to 150 large men" in charge of filming etc.. so there is already a hierarchy set in the industry, with males way at the top.

4- There is already a small list of scriptwriters, so we don't expect to see any film directors.

5- The overall fact is, females don't believe in themselves. Many young girls are being put off, because there are no directors for them to aspire to, which at the end has a negative outcome, because they then believe they will not be capable of doing so, thus ending all their dreams =[

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